GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 London flood defence built between 1974 and 1982 from a concept by Charles Draper (6,7) 8 Wading bird with a long bill sacred to the Egyptians (4) 9 Greek goddess of fertility and queen of the underworld (10) 10 A fast, head-high delivery in cricket (6) 11 Part of a passenger ship for those travelling at the

cheapest rate (8) 12 Name for the air force of the German Bundeswehr and formerly of the Wehrmacht (9) 14 ___ Brothers, U.S. filmmakers Joel and Ethan noted for films such as No Country For Old Men (4) 15 Cassius, boxer Muhammad Ali’s original name (4) 16 Jurassic Park actress (5,4) 20 Shrub bearing pink, white or purple flowers named

after two Swiss naturalists (8) 21 Humphrey, The African Queen actor (6) 23 One who uses as their own the thoughts or writings

of others (10) 24 Eurovision 1974 winners with the song Waterloo (4) 25 Person who deals in discarded metal (5,8)

DOWN

1 A vivid or picturesque scene or depiction (7) 2 Northeastern Indian state noted for its tea growing (5) 3 Major or principal centres of commerce (7) 4 Flying creatures found chiefly in New Guinea with beautiful plumages (5,2,8) 5 Vic, professional pseudonym of Jim Moir and comic partner of Bob Mortimer (6) 6 Christopher, British-U.S. novelist noted for Goodbye To Berlin (9) 7 Wilhelm, German physicist who discovered X-rays (7) 13 Naval battle of 1805 in the Napoleonic Wars won by the British under Horatio Nelson (9) 15 Eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip born in 1948 (7) 17 Emotionless and mechanical (7) 18 Welsh ____ , toast covered with a cheese sauce (7) 19 An overhaul or renovation (6) 22 African country which incorporates the former British colony of Gold Coast (5)

SOLUTION TOMORROW